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Microsoft’s most recent foray comes in the form of the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL. They will arrive in single-SIM and dual-SIM LTE and dual-SIM 3G variants.

The Lumia 640 XL will be out as a single-SIM 3G variant, with pricing set to vary by market and operator; while the Lumia 640 is tipped to cost approximately 139 euros for the 3G model and 159 euros for the LTE model. As for the Lumia 640 XL, it will cost around 189 euros for 3G and 219 euros for LTE.

For a while, rumors were circulating that Microsoft was working on McLaren -- a successor to the Lumia 1020 with a giant camera and "3D touch" gestures. It was supposedly cancelled, but a listing for a prototype on Chinese auction site Taobao suggests that the device was close to completion.Known only by its internal RM-1052 name, the Windows Phone has a 1020-like camera hump and similar styling cues, but it's made mostly of aluminum.

Microsoft has started teasing the world about its upcoming smartphone, the first that will be launched without the Nokia brand.Using the hashtag #MoreLumia, the Redmond giant is teasing the world with a corner of the device that also holds the front-facing camera.Alongside the device, Microsoft is also expected to release the next update for Windows Phone 8.1 that should add data toggle in the action centre, sortable settings, support for new processors as well as support for other languages in Cortana.

Over a year after the acquisition was first announced, Microsoft is officially replacing the Nokia Lumia brand.The new Microsoft branding will appear on future phones from the company, with a plain black version of the company's four-squared logo also set to make an appearance.Tuula Rytilä, Microsoft's SVP of Marketing for Phones, says the company is looking to unveil its first own-brand Lumia phone "soon.

Canon has signed a patent-licensing deal with Microsoft where both companies will have easy access to each other's technological secrets.Dour-minded individuals may say that this is just some legal mutual arse-covering which is commonplace in these litigious times.That's probably true, but wouldn't it be great if we saw Canon's imaging technology wind up in a future generation of PureView device

Nokia will be launching Windows Phone 8.1 updates for all of its newer Lumia smartphones this summer.Announcing the news during Microsoft’s BUILD conference, the ex-CEO Stephen Elop added that this is something Google can’t do – promise timely device updates.Elop did note that some carriers could slow things down as they want to make sure that the new firmware doesn’t mess things up.

During the big event in Barcelona, Nokia will unveil at least three new devices. The Lumia 930, a smaller version of Verizon’s Nokia Lumia Icon specs to include Qualcomm’s 2.2Ghz Snapdragon 800 quad-core chip, 2GB of RAM, 20-megapixel main camera, 4.5-inch full HD screen and 16GB of expandable storage.Then there are Lumia 630 and Lumia 635, a pair of mid-range phones that pack a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel camera on the back, and a dual-core processor clocked at 1.

Nokia is inviting UK businesses to trial Lumia smartphones for free. Nokia Lumia 925, Lumia 625 and Lumia 520 can be borrowed for a period of 30 days.In addition, businesses signing-up for this deal will get so-called Nokia's “highly personalized service pack” to illustrate the benefits of using Lumia Windows Phones for business.Also, all devices coming with this offer sing along Microsoft services like SharePoint, Lync, SkyDrive, Outlook and Microsoft Office.

Nokia and AT&T are now offering the Lumia 1020 Windows Phone 8 handset for only $49.99 on contract. Nokia slashes the price of AT&T's Lumia 1020 to $49.99 on contract.Lunia 1020 is the world’s second phone that offers a 41MP rear camera - after the Symbian-based Nokia 808. The camera features Nokia’s PureView technology, a 1/1.5-inch sensor, optical image stabilization, and Xenon flash.

According to some leaked information, Lumia 1820 and 1525 shall land sometime in March and the latter in September.Both giants are tipped to measure 5.2 inches, sport 2K resolutions, pack quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 juice, 3 GB RAM, and massive batteries (3,400 mAh in Lumia 1820’s case).It's all we know at the moment so be in touch to get further details.